Chinese-Style Cashew Chicken Breast With Brown Rice

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Rinse your brown rice, add it to a pot with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20-25 min or until it's tender with a slight bite

Once cooked, drain, return it to the pot and keep covered until serving

Trim, then roughly chop your spring onion[s], then top, tail and slice your carrot[s] in half lengthways then slice diagonally into half-moons

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and cut into small, bite-sized pieces, then peel and finely chop (or grate) your ginger and garlic

Add your diced chicken to a bowl with your cornflour and give everything a good mix up until the chicken is fully coated

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick), with a generous drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the coated chicken and soy sauce to the pan and cook for 4-5 min on each side or until the chicken has started to brown and crisp

Once the chicken is lightly browned, add the sliced carrot, chopped pepper and half of the chopped spring onion (save the rest for later!) and cook for 2-3 min until softened

Once the carrot and pepper have softened, add the chopped ginger, garlic and cashew nuts and cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant

Add your Chinese rice wine to the pan and cook for 30 secs

Add your hoisin sauce and 150ml [195ml] [250ml] water to the pan, give everything a good mix up and cook for 2-3 min until thickened and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Tip: Add another splash of water if it's looking a little thick!

Once the sauce has thickened, stir through your toasted sesame oil and remaining chopped spring onion – this is your Chinese-style cashew chicken